Fairview Cemetery (Westfield, New Jersey)
Fairview Cemetery is a cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey.
The cemetery was founded in 1868 and is 105 acres. It is "non-sectarian, non-profit organization, owned and operated solely for the benefit of its Property Owners."[1]
Notable burials
- Virginia Apgar (1909–1974), founder of Neonatology and the Apgar score[2]
- Charles Newell Fowler (1922–1989)
- Whitney Houston (1963–2012) and her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown (1993–2015)
- 1971 murder victims of John Emil List (Frederick List, Helen List, Patricia List)[2]
- Claydes Charles Smith (1948–2006), co-founder of Kool & the Gang[2]
- William Miller Sperry (1839–1927), namesake of the William Miller Sperry Observatory and brother of Thomas Sperry.
- Joshua Bryant (law enforcement) (1852–1898) was Cranford, New Jersey's first African-American law enforcement officer and the township's first African-American person to hold elective office. [3]
References
- ↑ "History". Westfieldnj.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- 1 2 3 "Fairview Cemetery". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ↑ Fridlington, Robert J. "Remembering Joshua Bryant, a prominent figure in Cranford's history", Cranford Chronicle, February 10, 2012. Accessed October 28, 2016. "Without formal training and despite prevailing attitudes, he became Cranford’s first African-American law enforcement officer, the first African-American elected to public office in the township, and an influential figure in local politics."
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Coordinates: 40°39′59″N 74°19′50″W / 40.666252°N 74.330578°W
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